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Get the latest breaking news from RT in Niger and its capital, and largest city, Niamey, including culture and history. Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa. More than 80 per cent of Niger’s land area is located in the Sahara Desert, and most of Niger’s population is Muslim. Follow RT to get the news on Niger’s geography and population. Niger is considered to be a developing country. Yet because of issues such as regular droughts and desertification, Niger faces a lot of issues. Still its economy relies on subsistence agriculture. Find the news on its economy and development of Niger. Don’t forget to check out authors’ opinions on the news and current events taking place in Niger. Don’t miss news about the US military mission in Niger and information on the 2017 ambush unleashed by Islamic State which killed US soldiers.

Newly released footage from the Pentagon shows how US troops ambushed in Niger prepared for their last stand, the aborted French airstrike on Islamic State militants, and friendly fire by Nigerien rescuers.

The US military mission in Niger is under renewed scrutiny after ISIS released a video of the October 2017 ambush that killed four US soldiers. Their unit was reportedly hunting a senior IS member without proper orders.

Speculation surrounding the death of a US commando in Niger is unfounded, according to an AP report. Sgt. La David T. Johnson died from multiple gunshot wounds sustained from long range in the African country last October.